Friday, 30 July 2010

The birds have been a bit shy recently, and they have other things to do, like feed families, so birds have been a bit short on recent pictures.I had a plan though. I’ll tempt them with food.I paid a visit the other day to a local country park; before it got too busy with people.I set some food on a post………and waited for the visitors.I prefer more natural shots, but I needed to get some pictures of my feathered friends; so here are a few..

Nuthatch

Great Tit, throwing a few poses

A scruffy looking Blue Tit

A scruffy looking Robin

And a handsome male Chaffinch.

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Away from the baited post, I found a few ducks roaming the path. There’s a Mandarin lady in there.

Wednesday, 21 July 2010

.This first one isn’t a Little Egret…….it isn’t even a good picture, but, I just wanted to share it. It’s a couple of baby Common Terns, born on one of the local lakes. It’s a heavy crop; they were some distance away, but I just liked the way they stood……waiting and calling for mum..

Well, it made me go ‘awwwww’ ;).Right, enough lolBack on track. This is just a selection of Little Egrets, taken over a couple of days. Again, one of the local lakes played host to them, and this year they have successfully bred again.One day, hopefully I’ll be able to get closer to them………..or maybe have a bigger lens. For now, though…………..

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About Me

Had a love of birds since I was kid, and always admired the pictures in books and magazines. Photography took my interest when I was about 20 ish, and consisted of mainly 'snaps' for my own enjoyment.
I got older, digital came along, and for the first time I was able to combine two of my loves; birds and photography.
Still for my own enjoyment, but if others 'enjoy' them too, then that's a bonus.
And the e-mail, if anyone wants it
hairyk AT gmail.com
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